I have been reading What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution and have
been captivated by the author's thesis re the effects of 'fashion/anti
fashion' had in many aspects of 18th Century France. Buy French is an
early theme and her arrival as the Dauphine-ellect plays out much as
featured
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Bjarne
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I have been reading What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution and
have
I've not read this one, but just finished reading The Rose of Martinique
http://tinyurl.com/2ppcjp, a biography of Josephine Bonaparte. There are
some interesting anecdotal notes about fashion through the revolution into
the directorial period, empire etc. I was not aware until I had read this
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I was not aware until I had read this
that Josephine lived through and survived the revolution
And her first husband went to the guillotine.
Josephine was an EXTREME clothes horse! Always
Is there such a place? Wow, so would I!!
Kathleen
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Yes
:-)
I love this book
Ah, this is a 'Josephine I had not yet come across; must add it to my
summer reading list.
Kathleen
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